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Associate Professor of Musicology Michael Sy Uy, who directs our American Music Research Center, shares his thoughts and enthusiasm for Colorado‘s leadership in establishing the nation‘s first A-Corps helping artists form collectives to retain intellectual property over their creative work.
Alumna Christina Lynn-Craig, a board member of the college’s American Music Research Center, is making a generous donation to ensure the continuation of the George Lynn Memorial Award and the Alex Craig and Christina Lynn-Craig Living Music Award. The two awards are given to College of Music students on a rotating basis. This spring, the George Lynn Memorial Award was granted to Glenda Luck and Grace Stringfellow.
The conference is an annual gathering of SAM members and American music researchers and enthusiasts to share ideas, experience performances and connect with one another. Learn what the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ American Music Research Center team took away from this year’s gathering!
The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ American Music Research Center has acquired the collection of Harry Tuft, a central fixture in the Colorado folk music scene. Learn more about Tuft’s career and what’s in the collection!
Former NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson visited the College of Music on Oct. 24, hosted by the American Music Research Center. Learn more about her visit and the perspectives she shared with our community!
As artist-in-residence of our American Music Research Center and the Center for African & African American Studies, Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist, dramatist and writer Marco Pavé will showcase his artistry and wisdom through classes, workshops and a concert, Sept. 22-26.
The American Music Research Center awarded the 2025 Alex Craig and Christina Lynn-Craig Living Music Award to Katiann Nelson and Kristina Butler, both recent voice performance grads.
The American Music Research Center (AMRC) had a bustling year. With the introduction of a new director, Michael Uy, came new events, collaborations and opportunities to leverage our varied archives. Learn more and discover what lies ahead for the center!
When Taylor Howard dove into the Sister Mary Dominic Ray Collection, she was expecting to find the nun’s biography, books she annotated or articles she wrote. Instead, she unlocked a highly varied collection of documents that left Sister Mary—who founded our American Music Research Center—a mystery.
The American Music Research Center collections, housed in the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Libraries Archives in Norlin Library, comprise the region's largest repository of archival music materials. In this spotlight, discover Colorado’s involvement in the rock and folk eras through the Dan Fong Collection.